- USS Roosevelt
Several ships of the
United States Navy have borne some version of the name "Roosevelt" in honor of members of theRoosevelt family .* "Kermit Roosevelt" (ARG-16), a "Luzon"-class repair ship that saw service in the Navy during World War II.
* "Franklin D. Roosevelt" (CV-42), was a "Midway"-class aircraft carrier, launched in 1945 and struck in 1977.
* "Roosevelt" (DDG-80), is a "Arleigh Burke"-class destroyer, launched in 1999 and still in service as of 2008. She was named for both President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his wife, Eleanor Roosevelt.Three of the ships have been named USS "Theodore Roosevelt", in honor of President
Theodore Roosevelt .* "Theodore Roosevelt" was a steamer built in 1906, acquired by the Navy from the Roosevelt Steamship Company sometime in 1918 and fitted out as a troop transport.
* "Theodore Roosevelt" (SSBN-600) was a "George Washington"-class ballistic missile submarine, launched in 1959 and stricken in 1982.
* "Theodore Roosevelt" (CVN-71) is a "Nimitz"-class aircraft carrier launched in 1984 and on active service as of 2008.
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